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Photon (Green Light)

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Photon (Green Light)

A single quantum of visible light/Scientific Objects

A photon of green light has a wavelength of about 550 nanometers and carries roughly 3.6 x 10^-19 joules of energy. It has zero rest mass, always travels at the speed of light, and is its own antiparticle. Every time you see the color green, trillions of these are entering your eyes.

Measurements

Energy per photon361 sextillionths J
43.1 octillionthsDaily food intakes
111 septillionthsOpen-hand slaps
164 octillionthsBig Macs

Green, 550 nm

Wavelength550 billionths m
1.1 billionthsMall of America lengths
138 billionthsHigh jump bar lengths

550 nm

Frequency545 trillion Hz
454 trillionResting heartbeats
237 trillionMetronome ticks

545 THz

Speed in vacuum300 million m/s
26,801Earth escape velocities
419,290Rifle bullets
300 millionShopping cart rolls
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